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Roydon Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 317 006
InterestBiological
Area294.9 hectares (729 acres)
Notification1985
Location mapMagic Map

Roydon Woods is a 294.9-hectare (729-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Brockenhurst in Hampshire. It is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and is part of New Forest Special Area of Conservation.

A large part of these woods are ancient, but other areas are former oak and hazel coppice planted in the nineteenth century. There are also areas of hornbeam and species-rich aldercarr. The SSSI also includes a stretch of the Lymington River and many open glades.

References

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Roydon Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Roydon Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Roydon Woods". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Designated Sites View: New Forest". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Roydon Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

50°48′14″N 1°33′07″W / 50.804°N 1.552°W / 50.804; -1.552

Hampshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire
Biological
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane
East Hampshire
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Havant
New Forest
Portsmouth
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Winchester
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